Shade-roller



I. G. CUTRIGHT AND'LA. SHARPS;.

SHADE ROLLER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-22, 1919.

1,389,579. I PatentedSept. 6,1921;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ISHMAEL G. cu'rnreir'r AND JOHN A. sHAnPs, onnnoxrmmvon, wns'r VIRGINIA.

ASSIGN'ORS TO THE CU'IRIG-HT SHARPS COMPANY, INC., OF- BUCKH ANNON, WEST VIRGINIA. I

To all whom it may'concern:

Be it known that we, IsHMAEL G. CUT- RIGHT and JOHN A. SHARPS, citizens of the United States, residing at Buckhannon, in the county of Upshur and State of West Virginia, have "invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade-Rollers, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to aroller, designed to receive an awning, shade, curtain, or the like which is adapted to be wound thereon, the invention being designed to provide a metal roller of unique construction which is internally braced,'adapted to be lengthened or shortened and designed to be partly twisted so as to aline the awning, shade or the like attached thereto; whereby to cause the awning, shade, or the like to roll evenly when Wound'upon the roller. i l

The drawing'illustrates a preferred embodiment of'the invention. However, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to .meet different conditions, various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of. construction may be resortedto without declaimed hereinafter.

' A preferred embodiment of the'invention is illustrated in'the accompanying drawing and on reference thereto;

parting from the nature- 0f the invention as Figure 1 is a side view of a roller constructed in accordancewith the present invention, and having an intermediate portion broken away. o 1

Fig; 2- is a :entral. longitudinal section looking towardthe side of the roller provided with the curtain receiving slot; f

Figs. 3 and 4E are opposite end views ofthe'roller. 1 i

Fig. '5 is a. cros'ssection on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. a a 'i' Fig. dis a transverse section on the line 66ofFig. 2. Y

Fig. 7 's a'crosssection on the line 7-7 ofFigQ.

. Correspondingandlike parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in the several views of thedrawing'by like reference characters;

The roller 1 may be of any length and SHADE-ROLLER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Sept. 6, 1921- Applicationpfiled September 22,l1e19j.'*seria1no. 325,397}

diameter dependingupon. its particular adaptation. The roller is :formed from a strip or ribbon of sheet metal of suitable gage, which is bent between its longitudinal edges into cylindrical form." The edge-portions of the strip or ribbonare spaced apart to forma longitudinal slot 2 which is adapted to receive the end of the curtain, or like part to be attached to the roller; The edge portions of the'strip, borderingupon the slot 2 are recurved, as indicated at 3, to stiffen and reinforce-the roller. and toobviate the formation of sharp edges which would tend to cut or otherwise injure the awning,- shade, 'or curtain. Moreover, the recurved edge portions 3 engage the horns or ends of crescent shaped. braces 4 andretain'them in proper position, saidbrace's in turn reventin the spreader enlargement of the roller Each of the braces 4- is provided with laterally extending ears 5 at its outer edge and these cars projectin oppo site directions and engage theinner wall of the roller and hold the brace perpendicular thereto: a The cars 5 form an integral part'of the braces and engage the inner'wall of the roller with sufficient-friction to hold the brace in the adjusted position. As indicated in Fig; Qthe roller is. provided in. its length with 'a'plurality of bra ces'which may be spaced apart any desired distance, according to the desired resistance tobe offered bythe roller against external pressure.

The roller is closed at its ends in any desired way. "A cap 8 is fitted to one end of the roller and is formed with a central opening 9 to receive a pintle. I The cap 8 has a rim orflange 10 which slips into the roller. The rim 10 has a'port'ion cut therefrom, as indicated-at 11', to receive therecurved edges 3 ofthe roller. .The end portions of the rim or flange 10 bordering upon the cut-out notch 11 engage. the spaces formedl by the 'r'ecurved edge portion 3,thereb'y preventing the spread ofithe roller and insuring the end piece or cap 8 being retained in place. Ordinarily, the friction between the parts in contact is sufiicient to retain the cap 8 in proper place. 1

The opposite end oftheroller is provided piece 8 and the rim or flange is soldered m the outer end of the section 12 of which it forms a part. The section 12 is formed with a longitudinal slot to receive the recurved edge portions 3 of the roller 1, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 7. The outer end of the slot formed in the side of the section 12 is flared, as indicated most clearly in Fig.

2 to facilitate the entrance of the section when placing the same in the roller 1. The cap or end piece 13 is provided with a centrally disposed pintle 1 1 to cooperate with a suitable fixture when the roller is mounted.v

A tubular stay 15 is secured within the end of the roller adapted to receive the adjustable section 12. The stay 15 is of tubular form andis provided in one side with a slot to receive the recurved edge portions 3 of the roller. The ends of the stay bordering upon the slot are soldered or otherwise fixedly secured to the recurved edge portions 3 of the roller 1. The stay 15 is relatively short, being approximately about three inches in a roller of approximately four feet in. length. Obviously the stay 15 may be of any length. The stay 15 is constructed of annealed or relatively pliable sheet material, so that it may be bent and retain the shape imparted thereto. One advantage of the stay 15 is to preserve the adju sted'shape of the roller lrjUnder ordinary conditions the slot 2 in'the side of the roller 1 is parallel with the axis of the roller. However, should it be required to relatively incline the slot 2 in order to cause the curtain or like to wind evenly on the roller, said slot may be adjusted by gripping opposite endsof the roller and imparting atwist thereto. The twist thus given to the roller will adjust the slot 2 so as to cause the curtain, or like part to roll evenly when wound upon or unwound from the roller. The partial twist given to the roller 1, is maintained by the stay 15, which as stated, is formed of annealed or relatively pliable sheet metal, so that it will retain the adjusted position imparted thereto. As before stated, the slot 2 receivesthe end of the material constituting, shade, awning, curtain, or like part to be wound upon the roller,said end being retained within the roller in any desired way. The crescent form of the braces 43 andthe tubular form of the stay 15 provide for receiving the end of the curtain and its fastening means.

enablin the Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A metal roller having a longitudinal slot and braces positioned. in the roller so as to lie in planes transverse to the axis of the roller, said braces having an approximately crescent shape and disposedwith their horns uponopposite sides of the slot.-

2. A metal roller having a longitudinal slot, and braces positioned in the roller so asto lie in planes transverse to the axis of the roller, said braces having an approximately. crescent shape and disposed with their horns upon opposite sides of the slot, and laterally extending ears provided on the outer edges of said braces so as-to engage the inner wall of the roller.

3. A metal roller having alongitudinal slot in a side thereof and having the portions defining the walls of the slot recurved and crescent shaped braces positioned in the length of the roller so asto lie in planes transverseto the axis of the roller and hav ing their horns engaging the recurved edge portions of the roller.

1. A metal roller having a longitudinal slot in a side thereof and having the portions defining the walls of the slot recurved and crescent shaped braces positioned in the.

length of the roller so as. to lie in planes transverse to the axis of the roller and havingtheir horns engaging the recurved edge portions of the roller and provided at their outer edges with oppositely extendingears to engage the inner wall of the roller.

5. A metal roller having a longitudinal slot in a sideither'eof and a tubular stay within the roller and having a longitudinal slot in a side thereof to register with the slot of the roller, said stay having the edge portions defining the walls of the slot secured to the edge portions of the roller adjacent the slot, said stay being of pliable metal to yield and hold the roller in the required adjusted position when partly twisted to cause the curtain, or like part to roll evenly thereon. 6. A metal roller having a longitudinal slot in a side thereof and having'edge portions defining the walls ofthe slot recurvedand a tubular, stay of less diameter thanthe roller and disposed therein and formed in a side with a slot and having the edgeportions adjacent the slot secured to the recurved edge portions of the roller. 7. A metal roller having a slot in a side thereof and having the edge portions defining the walls of the slot recurved and an end piece provided with an extension to enter the roller and cutaway to clear the retions defining the Walls of the slot recurved In testimony whereof we afiix our sigand a' section telescoping With the roller natures in presence of two Witnesses.

and comprising a tubular portion having a ISHMAEL G CUTRIGHT slot in a Side thereof and'provided at its JOHN A SH'ARPS outer end with a cap, the edge portions of the tubular part bordering upon the slot en- Witnesses: gaging the recurved edge portions of the W. S. HARRIS, roller. A. J. ZICKEFOOSE. 

